This blog will be a resource for me to critique music videos and mixtapes. I don't call myself The Media PRHO for no reason; I love media in general, but more specifically music. Thus, being a critic is befitting for a person like me.

Fun Fact: He chipped his tooth by trying to impress a girl with a basketball.

John David Jackson was born on November 18, 1977. He is one of the first East coast rappers to be influenced by the South and West coasts. When he was in the 12th grade Jackson began rapping. He later was invited to radio station Hot 97 to rap on DJ Clue’s show. Afterwards, he was signed to Desert Storm Records. Fabolous has release five albums Ghetto Fabolous (2001), Street Dreams (2003), Real Talk (2004), From Nothin’ to Somethin’ (2007), and Loso’s Way (2009). He also has a number of mixtapes, but his most notable are the installments of There Is No Competition.

Introduction:

Fabolous is a Mixtape King because his last studio album, Loso’s Way, debuted in the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart. Yet, his album did not live up to his first two platinum albums, or his fourth album that went gold. The album was initially received well yet it was no competition for his previous CD’s. As far as his last two projects are concerned, Fabolous went from okay album sales to a Mixtape King. Fabolous most likely realized the fans didn’t like his album as much as he expected them to, so he decided to drop the second installment to his There is No Competition mixtape series.

Top 3 Tracks: (This list is ordered from the song I like most to the song I like least.)

The Wake- This song which begins the mixtape, opens with funeral music and a commentary that ends by starting the funeral service per Fabolous’ request; DJ Drama asks for a moment of silence, and the track actually gets quiet. In any other mixtape I don’t think that would work for me, but it was definitely befitting for a “funeral service”. This song really sets the tone for the whole mixtape. It exemplifies Fabolous at his best, so it was hard for me to pick just one line from “The Wake” to be my favorite because almost everyone of them were “niiiice”, as Fabolous would put it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNX1ALExjEk

For The Money- This song talks about significant others that are in love with money, and maybe love money more so than their mates. The instrumental is one that actually had me rocking, rather than nodding my head as I usually do. Fabolous once again delivered great lines, and so did featured artist Nicki Minaj. She had one line in regards to his chipped tooth that literally caused me to rewind the song to make sure she said what I thought she said.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUdd674txiE

Roger That- Lil’ Wayne, Tyga, and Nicki Minaj originally rapped on this instrumental, but I didn’t really like their version. In my personal opinion, Fabolous’ version is at least 3 times better than theirs. Fabolous definitely kills the competition on this track; his lyrics, and featured artist Freck Billionarie both roger that.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3ermyyNbyw

Bottom 3 Tracks: (This list is ordered from the song I dislike most to the song I dislike least.)

Love Come Down- I didn’t like the fact that Fabolous sang at the beginning of this song because he sounded horrible. The instrumental sounds a little creepy to me, and I do not like the Diddy sample he used. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZxHhlB8XoA

Beemer Benz or Bentley- Lloyd Banks’ original verse opens this song; I do not like much about his verse. I don’t like most of Julez Santana’s verse either. Fabolous’ verse is the only one I like. The song would have been much better if it was just Fabolous rapping.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Luxhrf5u-0

All The Way Turnt Up- I expected this song to be great when I realized Fabolous and Trey Songz were both on it. This song is good, but I imagined it to be much better than it was. Trey Songz rapped, but I would have preferred him to sing on this track. Also, this song was less dynamic than previous tracks. I did not like the transition from a better song, “Tonight”, to a mediocre one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Tsjy9U868

Overview:

I recommend the There Is No Competition 2 (The Funeral Service) mixtape to anyone that strives to be, or is competitive. With the exception of bad choice of feature artist and choosing to sing, this mixtape was all around good. Fabolous definitely did a better job on this mixtape than he did on his last album, so maybe he should have asked for the rights to release these tracks instead of releasing Loso’s Way. This mixtape is worth listening to, and I found that it is music that will keep you alert while you are driving. I cannot wait until he releases There Is No Competition 3, but he will have a hard time duplicating or improving the success of this mixtape.

Thank you Justin! I am from AL and the group Laponne from Huntsville, AL. Has went from mixtapes kings and one queen to being notable throughout the state. They have a song out with Mike Jones and they are asked to perform at multiple places. The members that are not currently dead or in jail are coming to be more known from year to year. Deon Whit is an uprising senior at Longwood University. He is from Fredericksburg, VA, and he is going from Mixtape King to being well known and sought after in Fredericksburg and now even Farmville.

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Mixtape Kings and Queens Note

The mixtape portion of my blog will be used to review the mixtapes of Mixtape Queens and Kings; people that have become famous through mixtapes,or have mixtapes that are exceptional . In regards to this blog underground artist are people that do not have studio albums, and mainstream artist have studio albums.

About Me

I am from AL, but I am a Communication Studies Major at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. I love music, so everyday I listen to new hip-hop, R&B, and rap music. I also write poetry and songs. I personally, believe the three genres have begun to merge. I have developed a respect for mixtapes, and I have been listening to them for at least three years now. I hope be an Artist and Repitoire (A&R) at a record label. I would like to own my own record label as soon as I learn the ropes, and the tricks of the trade. I love all types of media, but something about good music speaks to me.